Kevin O’Brien has been drafted by the Trinidad and Tobago franchise for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League to be held in the West Indies this summer.
This will be the Railway Union man’s second appearance in an overseas T20 league following a successful stint at the Bangladesh Premier League earlier this year. O’Brien has been in strong form for Ireland, Leinster and Railway so far this season and he is sure to be aiming to make a big impact playing against, and with, some of the world’s best players.
A total of 24 matches will be played in the competition that starts on July 30 and ends on August 24.
O’Brien will not miss any Ireland matches during the period he is away in the Caribbean. He has been selected in a strong squad that includes New Zealand’s Ross Taylor and a plethora of West Indian internationals including the Bravo brothers, Adrian Barath, Fidel Edwards and Sulieman Benn.
The Squads in full are as follows:
Trinidad & Tobago: Dwayne Bravo, Ross Taylor, Darren Bravo, Fidel Edwards, Aaron Finch, Samuel Badree, Kevon Cooper, Kevin O’Brien, Sulieman Benn, Adrian Barath, Delorn Johnson, Nicholas Pooran, Yannick Cariah, Miguel Cummins, Justin Guillen.
Antigua and Barbuda: Marlon Samuels, Ricky Ponting, Kieran Powell, Johnson Charles, Kemar Roach, Steven Smith, Sheldon Cotterell, Dave Mohammed, Devon Thomas, Gavin Tonge, Justin Kemp, Rakheem Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton, Anthony Martin, Montcin Hodge.
Barbados: Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik, Dwayne Smith, Shakib Al Hasan, Umar Akmal, Jason Holder, Shannon Gabriel, Rayad Emrit, Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Kyle Mayes, Devendra Bishoo, Kirk Edwards, Ramon Reifer.
Guyana: Sunil Narine, Mohammad Hafeez, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin, James Franklin, Christopher Barnwell, Martin Guptill, Krishmar Santokie, Steven Jacobs, Ronsford Beaton, Trevon Griffith, Narsingh Deonarine, Veerasammy Permaul.
Jamaica: Chris Gayle, Muttiah Muralitharan, Andre Russell, Ravi Rampaul, Shaun Marsh, Vernon Philander, Danza Hyatt, Carlton Baugh, Nikita Miller, Jacques Rudolph, Chadwick Walton, Jermaine Blackwood, Akeem Dewar, Dave Bernard, Nkrumah Bonner.
St. Lucia: Darren Sammy, Herschelle Gibbs, Albie Morkel, Tino Best, Tamim Iqbal, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith, Andre Fletcher, Garey Mathurin, Liam Sebastien, Dalton Polius, Kavem Hodge, Kenroy Peters, Nelon Pascal.
Dwayne Bravo will captain the T & T side
Cricket Ireland
Kevin O’Brien is going back to the West Indies
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